Polarizing former Hustler On line casino Dwell participant Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot says the present’s co-owner, Nick Vertucci, ought to “step away” over sexual harassment allegations.
Julia McBride (aka “Julia from Palmdale”), as soon as a outstanding participant on Hustler On line casino Dwell, shared textual content screenshots on X from a September 2023 dialog during which Vertucci made sexual remarks in direction of her. Many poker gamers, together with Doug Polk, have spoken out in opposition to the HCL co-founder for “utilizing a spot of energy to make undesirable sexual advances on ladies.”
Airball Defends Feldman, Bashes Vertucci
Nik Airball hasn’t appeared on Hustler On line casino Dwell since Might. He is at present banned from Hustler On line casino however not the present, and he’ll compete in some HCL video games when the stream airs in Cyprus subsequent month. However he is been sitting on the sidelines the previous few months, till Tuesday when he fired off a tweet addressing the controversy.
Airball defended his good friend, HCL co-founder Ryan Feldman, however stated he is “deeply troubled” by the allegations in opposition to Vertucci. Garrett Adelstein, who’s banned from Hustler On line casino Dwell, sarcastically responded, “Properly stated Ryan.”
That remark triggered Nik Airball to clarify who really helped him write the tweet — his spouse.
Airball did not cease at criticizing Vertucci for his inappropriate conduct. He wrote that till Vertucci steps away from Hustler On line casino Dwell, he will not proceed supporting the present he is promoted as closely as anybody. And he is calling upon employees members of the present and on line casino to “communicate in truth to HR” concerning the alleged perpetrator.
Magnus Shares a Completely different Perspective
Nadya Magnus, a former “Unfastened Cannon” on the PokerStars Huge Sport, had an opposing take to what Airball tweeted. She would not “see a sufferer” within the Vertucci allegations and shared an “unpopular opinion” on the scenario along with her X followers.
“Whereas I clearly do not condone Nick’s conduct, I do not condone Julia’s both. I do not see a sufferer on this scenario. All of us make our decisions of getting into or not getting into into private or enterprise relationships with anybody,” Magnus wrote.
Magnus fired off 4 prolonged tweets sharing her views on the difficulty “talking as a feminine poker participant who participated in poker reveals.” She went on to clarify that she has “at all times been handled with utmost respect” throughout her a number of appearances on The Huge Sport, an iconic PokerStars money sport present.
“Had I felt uncomfortable at any level on the set, I might have discontinued my relationship with the present instantly. As a free individual you could have the precise to make any lawful determination. Nothing can cease you. Julia taking part in together with an unethical/uncomfortable scenario for over a 12 months perpetuates the concept that ladies within the business want to simply accept harassment in change for an opportunity at success.” Magnus argues.
The Russian-born poker participant opined that actions taken by each Vertucci and McBride “are dangerous to ladies.” McBride responded to the sequence of tweets by explaining her reasoning for talking out in opposition to Vertucci.
Magnus had loads of help in response to her opinion from her followers, very like Airball did from his followers when he tweeted out an reverse viewpoint.
